Ultimate Team has clear favorites players in FIFA 22. We present you the top 5 most chosen FUT cards. What makes them so popular?
FIFA 22 Ultimate Team is up and running, and the first statistics on the most popular FUT cards are becoming meaningful. Sure, the OTW upgrades or the RTTK improvements await us, but it's questionable whether these cards will be played more often after the upgrades. The special cards in FIFA are rarely among the most popular stars.
Like in FIFA 21, only gold cards were among the most frequently used cards towards the end of the season – the masses mainly had "standard cards" in their squads. There are outliers with the Informs, because the Team of the Week players are of course much stronger than their normal cards thanks to the boost. If you have a Featured TOTW player, then you can even hope that he'll go nuts this year.
We present you the top 5 most popular cards in FIFA Ultimate Team. You can see the stats on futbin, but of course we will update the article if there are any major changes. There are currently so many matches every day that the stats can change quickly.
Most Popular Cards in FIFA 22 Ultimate Team
Vinicius Jr. just barely missed the top 5 with his TOTW card. With 96 pace, it is already quite clear why the young Brazilian from Real Madrid is so popular. If the guy had better shooting stats, he might even oust the players in front of him.
Let's start with the most popular cards in FUT: October 21, 2021
5th Place: Paul Pogba – Rare Gold – CM – 87 OVR
This guy just pulls the strings in midfield. He was already extremely popular last year, thanks to his slightly better stats he is now in the top 5 at the beginning of the FUT season. The combination of being a strong dribbler, a great pass machine and having powerful shots is not that common.
For under 100k a player with 5-star skills and 4-star weak foot: you take it with you, or not? Pogba (upgraded with Shadow) is a superb box-to-box player who wins the ball in your half and can maneuver it into the opposing penalty area.
4th Place: Heung Min Son – Rare Gold – LM – 89 OVR
By far the most expensive man on this list. In London, "Sonny" has matured into a world-class attacker. In FIFA 22, he rips apart all lines of defense. If you're looking for a weakness, it's probably the four-star skills - but he makes up for it with 88 pace.
Sure, over 300k is steep, but believe us: it's worth it. Thanks to his five star weak foot, he simply has no weak foot at all, and you can shoot from any position.
3rd Place: Markus Rashford – Rare Gold – LM – 85 OVR
The much cheaper Son. For around 70k you get the "Mini-Son", whereby Rashford has its own advantages. He is a magician, can do every move in the book with five stars skills. And on top he is even a bit faster than Son with 90 pace.
Sure, the three-star weak foot is a bit annoying, but overall, he is an absolutely awesome winger who also does very well as a striker. In combination with engine chemistry, he becomes a machine on the left wing.
2nd Place: Theo Hernández – Rare Gold – LB – 84 OVR
The brother of Bayern star Lucas Hernandez (who may soon no longer be in FUT) is currently the most popular full-back in FIFA 22. As a Frenchman in Serie A, he can of course be linked very well, and especially in hybrid teams this fast boy can often be found.
With anchor, he becomes one of the best left backs in the game, only Davies and Mendy can keep up. He's yours for around 70k. Should you be looking for someone on LB: Buy Hernandez. Theo!
1st Place: Ousmane Dembélé – Rare Gold – RW – 83 OVR
You don't have to explain much more about this guy. In FIFA 21 he was already one of the absolute high-flyers. 93 pace, ten stars, everything to the max. Dribbling with him is so much fun, thanks to his speed you leave most of the defenders behind you, and you don't have to worry about your positioning: just shoot and celebrate your goal.
Dembélé is really worth the coins. You can get him for 60k now. Before the FIFA 22 transfer market crash, he was a lot more expensive, but even if you got him for 80k, he is worth it. We are curious to see if he will be able to stay among the top 3 this year until the end of the season.
So now you know about the most popular players at the start of the FUT season. If you are already deep in the Ultimate Team and have improved your starter team, we also have teams that will carry you through the Weekend League.